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45c is good for an overclocked CPU. 55c is what I'd call "the limit" (if you want to push your luck).

A 5000+ BE shouldn't make too much heat (but don't quote me on that).

When a processor is "rated" for a temperature, that's more like the maximum temperature it will handle before it shuts down. What we're talking about when we say "45c" is more like the maximum temperature you should try to keep it at. The hotter something runs, the shorter it's lifespan is (and the more errors it will produce when stressed). That's not to say that it won't run at 70c, it's just that it shouldn't.
 
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Hi there, i have two little big questions...
I have an SKT AM2 AthlonX2 5200+ (2.6Ghz) that although it runs smoothly leaves me without answer on these:
1: everytime i change the vid manually on the mobo bios, even if its the factory standard, the pc does not boot. (overclock or not, it only boots with this on "auto")
2: on vista i cant get past 2.86Ghz without getting a blue screen sooner or later but under XP SP2 it goes all the way up to +/- 3Ghz, can someone give me an explanation other than "vista sucks"?
(check my system specs if you need)

PS: this is a suggestion taken from personal experience:

when overclocking your CPU on the FSB, if you use decent heat dissipation on the mems, you don't have to lower their speed and can even increase it to the next type (for example if you have DDR2 667, you can increase it to DDR2 800, put an extra 0.05v on the mem voltage and voila...)
I know because i did it on mine... (Kingston DDR2-667 ECC 128bit with Titan Copper Heatsink at 1.85v and 818Mhz, cool as an iceberg)
 

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Great Guide but failed my FX-60

I have this system

CPU: AMD Athlon FX-60 2.60ghz (939)
MB: Asus A8R32-MVP Deluxe
GPU: 2x 1950pro
RAM: Mushkin 3gb Value Ram DDR400
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Everything of the MOBO is updated to the latest
ASUS Cool n Quiet Latest
AMD Cool n Quiet Latest
Bios Update (August 2007 was the latest)

i have a problem with OC'ing my FX-60
they said i could just adjust the multiplier without adjusting the ram cuz its unlocked right?
however, somethings just do not make sense

theres something wrong with the motherboard o0r the bios i think
whenever i OC, even just add 5mhz to the FSB, the system will boot and say "Overclocking failed, press f1 to enter setup or press f2 to load default settings and continue"
whats that?
oh and another thing
even if i dont oc, that is i just leave the bios at its stock stage, the system will boot and say
"Overclocking failed, press f1 to enter setup or press f2 to load default settings and continue"

any ideas?
i cant increase the vcore, fsb or whatever because the system will either wont boot which i have to remove the battery or just reboot normally with "Overclocking failed, press f1 to enter setup or press f2 to load default settings and continue"
dont even start with memory tweaking on the numbers linked with TCD, TRCD etc...

still, im not new to OC as i OC my DFI P-965 Dark successfully to 2.8ghz with my P2D E2140 @ 1.6ghz (with some help on the ram dept cuz i have no idea how to determine the settings for memory)
what do u think?
 
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btw im using TT Golden Orb II and Arctic Cooling MX-2 for cooling
so nothing has been detected on the heat dept so far
 
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So I got a 5000+ BE and have a question about the temps, in the main post is says keep the temps under 45c at max load, but from the AMD site it says the max temps are 55-68c and in another thread I read Brisbanes are rated at 72c, so my question is, how safe is it to go about 45c at full load during stability testing?

45c is cpu socket temp. 68c is core temp. Just keep your cpu (socket) temp under 45c and you should be fine.:)
 
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thank you very much! i have just increased my 5000+ from 2.6 standard to 2.73 in a matter of minutes, and its running stable and ready for more! thank you!
 
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I use Orthos to stress test my PC for overclocking, blend stress at priority 9, and I was wondering how I would know if an error that happens was RAM related or would that require me to do a run with memtest?
 

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i have a sempry LE-1100 and an asus m2v-mx se board, there is no option in the bios to change the fsb. What can i do now
 
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Did you try hitting CTRL+F1?
 

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Haven't but i will right now, i'll let you know in a minute
 

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didn't work, probably can't change the FSB huh? I can change my HTT, memory timings, multiplyer, but not the FSB
 

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didn't work, probably can't change the FSB huh? I can change my HTT, memory timings, multiplyer, but not the FSB

Something doesn't seem right with that.... If you have those options, you should have a FSB option. I may be called something else, look for something with the number 200 in it.
 

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i'll check again and let ya know, but i'm pretty sure there's nothing like that. If i knew how to do a screen shot of my bios, i'd show ya. All right here is what i got:

Advanced Settings
A.1 CPU Configuration
A.2 AMD Overclocking Configuration
A.2a Processor Freq. Multiplier
A.2b Processor Volt.
A.3 Runtime Legacy PSB
A.4 Cool N Quiet
B.Chipset
B.1 Memory Controller
B.1a Memory Configuration
-Memclock mode
-CAS Latency
-TRCD
-TRP
-TRAS
-Command Timing (2T mode)
-MCT timing mode
-bank interleaving
-Enable clock to all DIMMS
-Memclock Tristate C3/ATLVID
-Memory Hole Remapping
B.2 AGP Bridge
B.3 SouthBridge
B.4 Hyper Transport Configuration
 
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A.2 should be were its at
 

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A.2a(Processor Freq. Multiplier) and A.2b(Processor Volt.) is all that's in the AMD Overclocking Configuration 9.5 is the highest i can go on the multiplier, but still, there is nothing to change the FSB
 

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whats under a1.cpu config
 

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Here ya go

Here are some screen shots of my bios
 

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I'm guessing the motherboard does not have a very overclockable BIOS.

My ASUS Motherboards all had the Jumperfree setting options which had all the tweaks to overclock the CPU.
 

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it's an ASUS board
 
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it's an ASUS board

Yes it is an ASUS board.:laugh:

Which is why I stated all my ASUS boards had a Jumperfree setting, implying ASUS motherboard may not have this function due to the fact it's overclocking abilities are simply limited in what they can do.
 

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45c is cpu socket temp. 68c is core temp. Just keep your cpu (socket) temp under 45c and you should be fine.:)

so you can have a burning core and a socket temp of 45c and be fine? nah... I believe the core temperature is important.
 
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so you can have a burning core and a socket temp of 45c and be fine? nah... I believe the core temperature is important.

I believe there should be a poll on this.

Who follow socket temp and who follow core temp when overclocking.

My CPU used to run at high core temperatures and never skipped a beat.
My socket temp had always been a fair bit lower.
 
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aaronJohn, If you're having problems overclocking the answer to your problem is really quite simple: You have Cool n Quiet enabled in the BIOS, that messes up any overclocked settings you try, disable it and try again. Asus boards actually OC quite well, at least my M3A does.


oops just realized that last post was 6 months ago.. sorry
 
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aaronJohn, If you're having problems overclocking the answer to your problem is really quite simple: You have Cool n Quiet enabled in the BIOS, that messes up any overclocked settings you try, disable it and try again. Asus boards actually OC quite well, at least my M3A does.

Chuck is right. Cool and Quiet usually does not play well with overclocking. Disable it and continue your overclocking adventure.
 
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